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Management of Comatose Adults With OHCA: Key Points

American College of Cardiology

The following are key points to remember from an AHA Scientific Statement on cardiac catheterization laboratory management of the comatose adult patient with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

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Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Management of the Comatose Adult Patient With an Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death, accounting for ≈50% of all cardiovascular deaths. The prognosis of such individuals is poor, with <10% surviving to hospital discharge. Circulation, Ahead of Print.

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Heart Pump Improves Survival After Severe Heart Attacks

DAIC

Møller, MD , professor in the Department of Cardiology at the Odense University Hospital in Denmark, consultant at the cardiac intensive care unit of Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet and the study’s lead author. “I I think this will be a routine device that will be used in these desperately ill patients.”